CVE-2026-57225: OISF suricata · NULL Pointer Dereference
Affects OISF suricataSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low : upgrade to 8.0.6 when convenient.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.0.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade suricata and oisf/suricata to 8.0.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| OISFsuricata | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHuboisf/suricatapkg:github/oisf/suricataOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Suricata to version 8.0.6 or later, where this NULL pointer dereference issue is fixed. No other mitigation is required as the vulnerability is resolved in the official patch.
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, src/datasets-context-json.c assumes that a configured JSON or NDJSON dataset value_key resolves to a string. A trusted or untrusted dataset or rule feed containing a non-string value for that key can cause a NULL pointer dereference during startup, configuration test mode, or rule reload, crashing Suricata before traffic processing. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.
References
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqx-88xw-qqvc (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15699 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/3ca2ed25a324597a85a2ab11595c3b0689468ea5 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/bd3293aca714f5d090b73e7d9be0e5cd7e3f5f53 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 (opens in a new tab)
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8624 (opens in a new tab)